Gordon
Gordon v. Reliant Energy, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Moskowitz, J.
ORDER OF RECUSAL
The above captioned case is one of three before the Court in which various plaintiffs have filed suit against various generators and traders of wholesale electricity in California. The suit, styled as a class action, is brought on behalf of persons who have purchased electricity, for purposes other than resale or distribution, from San Diego Gas and Electric (“SDG & E”), Pacific Gas and Electric (“PG & E”), and Southern California Edison (“SCE”) since 1999.
I. THE HENDRICKS AND GORDON CASES
This suit was originally filed in San Diego Superior Court, and was removed to this Court on December 20, 2000. A related case, Hendricks v. Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc., 00CV2524 BTM (RBB), similarly styled as a class action, was removed on the same day. Plaintiffs in both cases filed a motion to remand, and defendants promptly filed ex parte applications to stay proceedings pending the resolution of defendants’ motion to transfer currently before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
Plaintiffs’ motions to remand were calendared for hearing on March 26, 2001. In light of defendants’ motions to stay, the Court ordered the parties to appear on March 22, 2001. At…